Leanna Creel
Encyclopedia
Leanna Creel is an American
actress, film producer
, film director
, screenwriter
and photographer. She portrayed the role of Tori Scott on the last season of the NBC
teen sitcom
Saved by the Bell
.
, Creel is an identical triplet
who, along with her sisters Monica and Joy, started acting in the late 1980s. They appeared together in two television movies aired on The Wonderful World of Disney: The Parent Trap III
and The Parent Trap IV: Hawaiian Honeymoon
. In 1992, Creel had a guest role in an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210
, alongside Monica. That same year, she landed the role of Tori in Saved by the Bell. Following her stint on Saved by the Bell, Creel had guest roles on One West Waikiki and Ned & Stacey
.
Creel produced her first film in 1994, helping out a friend whose producer had been involved in a car accident. She also worked for the game Hollywood Stock Exchange
(HSX). In 1998 she founded a film production company
, Ignite Entertainment
, with HSX's Michael Burns as President of Production. Creel now works as a photographer and filmmaker.
, married her wife Rinat Greenberg on June 18, 2008, when California legalized same-sex marriages
. Rinat gave birth to a son Levi on June 20, 2008.
Creel attended UCLA and received a degree in History, and then a Master's degree
in Film and Television.
United States
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actress, film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and photographer. She portrayed the role of Tori Scott on the last season of the NBC
NBC
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teen sitcom
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
Saved by the Bell
Saved by the Bell
Saved by the Bell is an American television sitcom that aired between 1989 and 1993. The series is a retooled version of the 1988 series Good Morning, Miss Bliss, which was itself later folded into the history of Saved by the Bell...
.
Career
Born in Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
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, Creel is an identical triplet
Multiple birth
A multiple birth occurs when more than one fetus is carried to term in a single pregnancy. Different names for multiple births are used, depending on the number of offspring. Common multiples are two and three, known as twins and triplets...
who, along with her sisters Monica and Joy, started acting in the late 1980s. They appeared together in two television movies aired on The Wonderful World of Disney: The Parent Trap III
The Parent Trap III
The Parent Trap III is a 1989 television movie. It is the second sequel to the 1961 film The Parent Trap. It was released by The Wonderful World of Disney in 1989...
and The Parent Trap IV: Hawaiian Honeymoon
The Parent Trap IV: Hawaiian Honeymoon
The Parent Trap IV: Hawaiian Honeymoon is the fourth made-for-TV sequel of The Parent Trap. It aired November 19, 1989, Hayley Mills reprises her role as Susan Wyatt and Sharon Grand. Also returning from The Parent Trap III is Barry Bostwick and the Creel triplets: Joy, Leanna, and Monica...
. In 1992, Creel had a guest role in an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise...
, alongside Monica. That same year, she landed the role of Tori in Saved by the Bell. Following her stint on Saved by the Bell, Creel had guest roles on One West Waikiki and Ned & Stacey
Ned & Stacey
Ned & Stacey is a US television sitcom that aired on the FOX network from 1995 to 1997. It starred Thomas Haden Church and Debra Messing. The major thread of the series was that the two were brought together in a marriage of convenience—Ned Dorsey needed to be married to get a promotion at...
.
Creel produced her first film in 1994, helping out a friend whose producer had been involved in a car accident. She also worked for the game Hollywood Stock Exchange
Hollywood Stock Exchange
The Hollywood Stock Exchange, or HSX, is a web-based, multiplayer game in which players use simulated money to buy and sell "shares" of actors, directors, upcoming films, and film-related options....
(HSX). In 1998 she founded a film production company
Production company
A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...
, Ignite Entertainment
Ignite Entertainment
Ignite Entertainment is an American film production company. It was developed from the film producing arm of the Hollywood Stock Exchange , and formally created by Leanna Creel and Michael Burns. In 1999, Creel left the company and Scott Bernstein joined as vice president...
, with HSX's Michael Burns as President of Production. Creel now works as a photographer and filmmaker.
Personal life
Creel, who is a lesbianLesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
, married her wife Rinat Greenberg on June 18, 2008, when California legalized same-sex marriages
Same-sex marriage in California
The status of same-sex marriage in California is unique among the 50 U.S. states, in that the state formerly granted marriage licenses to same-sex couples, but has discontinued doing so...
. Rinat gave birth to a son Levi on June 20, 2008.
Creel attended UCLA and received a degree in History, and then a Master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in Film and Television.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1988 | Big Business Big Business (1988 film) Big Business is a 1988 American comedy film farce starring Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin . It was produced by Touchstone Pictures, with the plot loosely based on The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare.... |
Triplet | |
| 1996 | Freeway | Twin #2 | |
| 1997 | Mixed Signals | |
Producer |
| 1998 | Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 is a 1998 comedy film about four friends in the small, fictional American town of Dancer, located in Brewster County, Texas. As the title implies, only 81 people live in this town. Following their high school graduation, the four young men wrestle with their decisions to... |
|
Executive producer |
| Possums | |
Producer | |
| Desert Blue Desert Blue Desert Blue is a 1998 American comedy/drama film directed by Morgan J. Freeman and starring Brendan Sexton III, Kate Hudson, Christina Ricci, Casey Affleck, Sara Gilbert, and John Heard.... |
|
Executive producer | |
| Six-String Samurai Six-String Samurai Six-String Samurai is a 1998 post-apocalyptic action/comedy film directed by Lance Mungia. Brian Tyler composed the score for this film along with the Red Elvises, the latter providing the majority of the soundtrack.... |
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Producer | |
| 1999 | The Suburbans The Suburbans The Suburbans is a 1999 comedy-drama that satirizes the 1980s revival hype around the turn of the 21st century. It stars Jennifer Love Hewitt and Donal Lardner Ward, who also co-wrote and directed the movie.... |
|
Producer |
| But I'm a Cheerleader But I'm a Cheerleader But I'm a Cheerleader is a 1999 satirical romantic comedy film directed by Jamie Babbit and written by Brian Wayne Peterson. Natasha Lyonne stars as Megan Bloomfield, an apparently happy heterosexual high school cheerleader... |
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Producer | |
| 2000 | The Cell The Cell The Cell is a 2000 science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Tarsem Singh, and starring Jennifer Lopez in the lead role.-Plot:... |
Mother | |
| Queen for a Day | |
Producer | |
| 2001 | Get Over It Get Over It (film) Get Over It is a 2001 American romantic comedy film about a teenage boy whose girlfriend ends their relationship. The film was directed by Tommy O'Haver for Miramax Films. The film stars Ben Foster, Kirsten Dunst, Melissa Sagemiller, Sisqó, Colin Hanks, Shane West, and Martin Short. R. Lee Fleming,... |
|
Co-producer |
| Offside | |
Director, writer | |
| 2005 | Promtroversy | |
Director |
| 2009 | Boutonniere | |
Executive producer |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1987 | Growing Pains Growing Pains Growing Pains is an American television sitcom about an affluent family, residing in Huntington, New York, with a working mother and a stay-at-home psychiatrist father raising three children together, which aired on ABC from September 24, 1985 to April 25, 1992.-Synopsis:The show's premise is based... |
Schwartz Twins | 1 episode |
| 1989 | The Parent Trap III The Parent Trap III The Parent Trap III is a 1989 television movie. It is the second sequel to the 1961 film The Parent Trap. It was released by The Wonderful World of Disney in 1989... |
Lisa Wyatt | Television movie |
| CBS Schoolbreak Special After school special The American Broadcasting Company coined the term after school special in 1972 with a series of made for television movies, usually dealing with controversial or socially relevant issues, that were generally broadcast in the late afternoon and meant to be viewed by school age children, particularly... |
Susan | 1 episode | |
| The Parent Trap IV: Hawaiian Honeymoon The Parent Trap IV: Hawaiian Honeymoon The Parent Trap IV: Hawaiian Honeymoon is the fourth made-for-TV sequel of The Parent Trap. It aired November 19, 1989, Hayley Mills reprises her role as Susan Wyatt and Sharon Grand. Also returning from The Parent Trap III is Barry Bostwick and the Creel triplets: Joy, Leanna, and Monica... |
Lisa Wyatt | Television movie | |
| 1991 | Parker Lewis Can't Lose Parker Lewis Can't Lose Parker Lewis Can't Lose is an American teen sitcom that originally aired on FOX from September 1990 to June 1993. During the last season, the series sported the simpler title Parker Lewis. The series was produced by Columbia Pictures Television and was strongly influenced by the feature film Ferris... |
Kandy | 1 episode |
| Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion | Shannon Wilson | Television movie | |
| Anything But Love Anything but Love Anything But Love was an American television sitcom, which aired on ABC from March 7, 1989 to June 3, 1992, spanning four seasons and 56 episodes. The show starred Richard Lewis as Marty Gold and Jamie Lee Curtis as Hannah Miller, coworkers at a Chicago magazine with a mutual romantic attraction to... |
2 episodes | ||
| 1992 | Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise... |
Claire | 1 episode |
| 1992–1993 | Saved by the Bell Saved by the Bell Saved by the Bell is an American television sitcom that aired between 1989 and 1993. The series is a retooled version of the 1988 series Good Morning, Miss Bliss, which was itself later folded into the history of Saved by the Bell... |
Tori Scott | 10 episodes |
| 1996 | One West Waikiki | Marisa Coppage | 1 episode |
| 1997 | Ned and Stacey | Kim | 1 episode |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Result | Category | Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Milan International Film Festival | Won | Best Short | Offside |
| Montréal World Film Festival Montreal World Film Festival The Montreal World Film Festival , founded in 1977, is one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF... |
Nominated | First Prize (Short Films) | Offside | |
| São Paulo International Film Festival São Paulo International Film Festival The São Paulo International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in São Paulo, Brazil since 1976. In 2004 Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami was a member of the jury.-International Jury Award:*2001: The New Country ... |
Won | Best Short | Offside | |
| 2005 | PlanetOut Short Movie Awards | Won | Grand Prize | Promtroversy |